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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2024)
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Corpus Linguistics and Sketch Engine: the lexical selection of the São Francisco Settlement Project

https://doi.org/10.5433/1519-5392.2024v24n1p106-130

Published 2024-06-30

Andreza Marcião dos Santos
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Maria Cândida Trindade Costa de Seabra
Federal University of Minas Gerais image/svg+xml

Abstract

This article aims to present a reflection on the importance of Corpus Linguistics (LC) as a methodological contribution for the lexical selection of the oral corpus of PA São Francisco, with the help of the computer program Sketch Engine. In this sense, LC is highlighted as a methodology that enables the analysis of language data in a probabilistic way and that allows analyzing patterns or trends in linguistic phenomen. Furthermore, it is linked to the creation of electronic corpora and the use of analysis software for reading both oral and written corpora. For example, Sketch Engine allows the comparison between a corpus of study and a reference corpus in order to highlight keywords through frequency analysis in different contexts. Thus, the methodological proposal of constructing an oral corpus and processing this data for future lexical analyses aimed at exploring linguistic data in a language, especially in specific linguistic research contexts.

Keywords

Corpus Linguistics; Sketch Engine; Lexicon.

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Author Biography

Andreza Marcião dos Santos

Doutora em Estudos Linguísticos pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Possui interesse em estudos que envolvem a Sociolinguística, a Lexicologia e o Ensino de Português como língua materna. 

Maria Cândida Trindade Costa de Seabra

Doutora em Estudos Linguísticos pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG. Professora Titular da Faculdade de Letras - FALE/UFMG.

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